Mid-town councillor and TTC chair Karen Stintz says she will be more mindful of the city’s traffic bylaws after being pulled over by a police officer for coming to a rolling stop on her bike.

Ms. Stintz was on her way to discuss a patio application by the restaurant 7 Numbers when her bike crept past the stop sign at Duplex Avenue and Orchard View Blvd around noon on Friday.

The Toronto police officer in the cruiser behind her pulled the councillor over and reminded her she had to come to a full stop, like other vehicles.

“I said I was sorry, and that I would be more mindful in the future,” said Ms. Stintz, who tweeted about her encounter as a public service announcement. “The way she was scolding me, I’m fairly certain she did not know who I was,” she laughed.

Ms. Stintz says she bikes to City Hall once a week, and wears a helmet.